📍 1710 McGuinn Dr., High Point, Guilford County, 27265
Kearns Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in High Point, Guilford County. The school has 116 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Kearns Academy enrolls 116 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 58 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 28% |
| White | 13 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 6% |
| Asian | 6 | 5.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
66 of the school's 116 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kearns Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-60, state senate district 26, state house district 60.
Kearns Academy is one of 126 schools in Guilford County Schools, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The district serves 67,620 students district-wide and employs 4,545 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 116 students, Kearns Academy is smaller than the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize